For $250K, You Can Call Us Anything
AP reports: “A San Francisco man who says he was devastated after he was identified as gay on a national Spanish-language radio show will be paid $270,000 by Univision Radio, an arbitrator has ruled.”
Not a bad pay day. Especially, since he lives in San Francisco and frequents gay bars. You’d figure he was already “out.”
“Roberto Hernandez, 45, was driving to work in 2002 when he received a phone call from a man who said that he met Hernandez at a San Francisco gay bar. The caller then announced that the conversation was being broadcast live on the “Raul Brindis and Pepito Show,” based in Houston. [Presumably after Hernandez acknowledged being at the gay bar]Hernandez worked for the local station that broadcast the show, and sold advertising for the program. He said he was so depressed by the incident that he could no longer work.
“It’s a nightmare,” Hernandez said. “How do you live with such an embarrassment in your life? How do you live when someone makes your life so insignificant? “
Interesting perspective. Anyone else feel this way?
Arbitrator Rebecca Westerfield found on Friday that Hernandez had suffered emotional distress but dismissed claims of sexual harassment. She said that Hernandez had no choice but to quit his job and was owed workers’ compensation.
No choice? In San Francisco?
“Hernandez was awarded $250,000 and nearly $20,000 in economic damages because of the emotional distress that led to seven months of unemployment after quitting his job.”
A quarter million dollars would make a lot of people gay.
(i.e. happy)
August 18th, 2005 at 12:53 pm
This is outrageous. How can he win so much money over “emotional” damages that are so often thrown out with the trash on Judge Judy? Is being outed a crime now?
“A quarter million dollars would make a lot of people gay.”
Ain’t that the truth!